Fly-catcher.



W. WEINFELD.

FLY GATCHER.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.26,1909.

925,61 6, Patented June 22, 1909.

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WOLF WEINFELD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAMGREENFIELD,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y. i

FLY-CATOHER.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, orr YVEINFELD, a citizen of Hungary, and residing atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Catchers, of which thefollowing is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for catching flies and other insects;and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this classwhich may be placed upon a table, desk or other support and which issimple in v construction and operation, and which may be used withoutdanger of soiling or injuring the article or support on which it isplaced.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a sectional side elevationof my improved fly catcher device and showing the parts thereof foldedtogether or telescoped together as when not in use, Fig. 2 a similarview showing the parts in position for use with only part of theconstruction in section, Fig. 3 a transverse section on the line 33 ofFig. 1, and ;Fig. 4 a view similar to Fig. 2 but taken at right anglesthereto and showing the parts in a different position.

In the practice of my invention, I provide an upright casing it having abase a and the casing a is preferably tubular in form and placed thereinis a supplemental tube 1) which is preferably oblong or flat in crosssection and which extends downwardly approximately to the bottom of thebase a as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and the base a is preferably closedat the bottom as shown at a The supplemental tube 7), in the form ofconstruction shown, is enlarged at the top, and said top portion of saidtube is preferably circular in cross section and placed therein is athimble-shaped box 0 which is open at the top and provided with a bottom0 and a partition plate 0 and the thimbleshaped box 0 is provided with aflange which overlaps the top of the tubular casing a and the topportion of the device is ada ted to be closed when not in use by a capSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 26, 1909.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial No. 480,218.

Placed in the sup lemental tube 1) is a vertically movable plate orplunger c with which are connected a plurality of spring wires or rods 0which pass loosely through the bottom 0 of the box 0 and the partitionplate 0 said bottom and partition plate being provided with holes orapertures c for this purpose and these holes or apertures are made ofsuch dimensions as to permit of the free passage of said wires or rodswithout closely clamping the same.

In practice the tube 6 is filled or partially filled with a sticky oradhesive material f be fore the box 0 is placed in position, and a panshaped device 9 is placed on the wires or rods 6 and said pan-shapeddevice is provided with apertures 6 similar to the apertures c in thebottomc and partition plate 0 of'the ox c.

When the device is not in use the plate or plunger 6 is moved downwardlyby means of the wires or rods (2 until said wires or rods are concealedwithin the casing a and the cap d is placed in position. Whenever it isdesired to use the device, it is placed on a table or other support, thecap (1 is removed and the handle 9 which is connected with the centralwire or rod e is grasped and the said wires or rods and the plate orplunger 6 is pulled upwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2. In thisoperation the adhesive material f in the tube 1) adheres to said wiresor rods, and flies or other insects will collect thereon and will adherethereto by reason of the sticky or adhesive material thereon.

The handle 9 is detachably connected with the central wire or rod 6 andin practice after the wires or rods have been raised so that the upperends thereof extend above the top of the casing a, the pan 9 is placedon said Wires or rods, the ends of which pass through the apertures eand when the device is in use as shown in Fig. 2 the pan 9 rests on thetop of the casing a, or on the flange or rim of the box 0 as shown insaid figure, and when it is desired to remove the flies or other insectsfrom the wires or rods 0 the said wires or rods and the plate e areforced downwardly by grasping the handle g until said wires or rodsproject slightly above the pan g, after which the handle g is removedand the pan g may then be detached and cleaned.

In the downward movement of the wires or rods above described, the fliesor other insec-ts are scraped off or removed from the wires or rods 6and rest in the pan 9 as will be readily understood, and after said pang has been cleaned it is replaced on the wires or rods and the handle gis again connected with the central wire or rod as shown in Fig. 2 andin Fig. 1. The wires or rods are resilient or composed of resilientmaterial, and the friction thereof on the walls of the aper tures e inthe pan g and the walls of the apertures c in the bottom 0 and thepartition plate 0 of the box 0 will hold said wires or rods and theplate a at any desired. point of adjustment, or in the position shown inFig. 2, and when the said device is not desired. for use the handle isremoved from the central wire or rod 0 and said wires or rods are forceddownwardly into the position shown in Fig. l and entirely within thecasing a. The handle 9 is then connected with the central wire or rod,and the cap (Z is placed in position as shown in said figure.

This device is particularly adapted to accomplish the objects for whichit is intended; and various changes in and modifications oi theconstruction described may be made, within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising an upright tubular casingprovided with a base or support, a box-shaped device placed in the topof said casing, a plunger vertically movable in said casing, and aplurality of Wires or rods connected with said plunger and passingupwardly through said boxshaped device.

2. A device of the class described comprising an upright casing providedwith a base or support, a plunger vertically movable in said casing,wires or rods connected. with said plunger and extending upwardly, and atransverse member placed in the top of said casing and through whichsaid wires or rods are movable.

3. A device of the class described comprising an upright main casingprovided with a base or support, a supplemental tube or cas ing placedtherein, transverse members placed in the top of the supplementalcasing, a plunger placed in said supplemental casing, and a plurality ofwires or rods connected with said plunger and extending upwardly throughsaid supplemental casing and through said transverse members.

4. A device of the class described comprising an upright casing providedwith a base or support, a plunger mounted therein, a transverse memberplaced in the top of said casing, a plurality of wires or rods connectedwith said plunger and extending upwardly through said transverse member,said transverse member being provided with a detachable cap.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1. have signed.my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 23rd day ofFebruary 1909.

WOLF VVEINFELD.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL VRABIL, HENRY WEINFIELD.

